India's overture, however, has been met with a solid slap from the United States! Before the US tariffs took effect, India publicly showed goodwill to the United States. On August 26, India's Foreign Secretary Dang Yongsheng stated that despite the tense relations between India and another member of the Quad security dialogue mechanism - the United States, India still highly values this mechanism. Dang Yongsheng pointed out that India is still negotiating with the United States on tariff issues and hopes to continue expanding cooperation with Quad countries.
Evidently, India's statement was clearly an attempt to make the United States slow down the implementation of the upcoming tariffs through gestures of goodwill. However, India's overture and statements did not receive any response from the American side. Foreign media reported that starting from August 27, the United States will officially impose an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods. It is clear that the United States is determined to make India submit through taxation.
Now, the first ones to be hit are Indian exporters. The United States is India's largest trading partner, and India exports more than $87 billion worth of goods to the United States every year. Indian exporters are worried about reduced orders, which could lead to production cuts and business closures. Obviously, India's current situation is very awkward. To be firm with the United States, there are no chips in hand.
To be weak is also hard to explain domestically. Continuing to expand cooperation with Quad countries, reminding the United States to value India's importance. However, the 5.7 air battle exposed India's true nature. At this moment, India's indecisiveness will only make the United States see that India is indeed weak, and at the same time, it will make us have to be more cautious about India.
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